Gig Guide Archive
"We have to go back, Marty!!!"
Yes, this is time travel.
Jun '23
Sun
4
The Change (NPL)
8:00pm Metro Theatre
Curated by 3NDLES5. DX features members of Total Control, Diät and Den. Great lineup!
Thundercat (USA)
8:00pm Sydney Opera House
Ethel Cain (USA)
Jacoténe
Level 1 show
The Night Packers
4:30pm Marrickville Bowling Club
Sat
3
The Hot Sauce Committee
11:00pm Bootleggers @ Kelly's On King
This isn't actually the upstairs room at Kelly's - it's a free front bar show (and yes, 11pm). It's the band's first ever show. I don't know anything about them.
Clash Palace
9:00pm Union Hotel
Squarepusher (UK)
Renroc Rab
8:00pm Marrickville Bowling Club
Posh Isolation Presents
W/ Lust For Youth (SWE), Croation Amor (DNK), HTRK, YL Hooi
Matt Maltese (UK)
8:00pm The Lansdowne
Damaged Goods Club
8:00pm Vic on the Park
Run It Back
8:00pm Waywards @ The Bank Hotel
Max Richter (GER/UK): Ambient Orchestra
7:30pm Sydney Opera House
“Where Only Memory Can Find You“ Album Launch
Maina Doe
Ethel Cain (USA)
Evil Gal Blues
7:00pm LazyBones
BACK ON THE MAP VOL. 2
W/ Speed, Sunami (USA), Scowl (USA), Blind Girls, Devoidance, Downside, Geld, Horsepower, Migraine, No Brainer, Relentless, Terminal Sleep, Trenchknife, World of Joy
2:00pm Metro Theatre
"Two stages. No barriers."
Fri
2
Sweat Presents:
W/ Jordan Brando [DJ], Luke Alessi [DJ], Ca Lou [DJ], Polar [DJ], ANIKA [DJ]
10:00pm The Abercrombie
Studio Party: Mad Racket
W/ Plaid (UK), Ken Cloud (DJ), Simon Caldwell (DJ), Zootie (DJ), Jimmie James (DJ)
Sleaford Mods (UK)
Adam Newling
Live music performances are alongside the exhibition "Chrysalis: Transformation in the works of Female Artists"
Neon Garden (CHN)
8:00pm Manning Bar, USYD
This is an "Industry Launch Night" with music industry peeps DJing between the bands. I believe this is a launch night for the Lady Hampshire but also an industry networking event.
Finding Better Health
W/ LAMPHEAD, BROOKLYN COMIC, GOOD AS GONE, KING HIDEOUS
8:00pm Factory Floor @ The Factory
'Calypso' single launch
The Ramalamas
8:00pm The Great Club
Ásgeir (ISL)
8:00pm City Recital Hall
Free gig for the release of DZ's new album R.I.F.F.
BACK ON THE MAP VOL. 2 Pre-show
W/ Whatever, Forever, Pinwheel, Subrosa, Futureheaven
7:00pm The House of Music & Booze
Single launch for 'Dreams'
Ashli
“Where Only Memory Can Find You“ Album Launch
Ethel Cain (USA)
triple j celebrates 15 years of Unearthed High
W/ LASTLINGS, Teen Jesus and the Jean Teasers, JACOTÉNE, Arno Faraji
5:00pm Tumbalong Park
Thu
1
Weyes Blood (USA)
Particles rule!! Instrumental guitar 'n' drums duo featuring Skarlett Saramore of Downgirl on drums. Last ever show for Mole Men as well.
Jaguar Jonze
Jen Cloher
'Movement, Saga & Fable' EP Launch
Pirra
First of a four week residency on Thursday nights in June (they're skipping the 8th), with different supports for each show.
Mo'Ju
6:00pm Mary's Underground
May '23
Wed
31
Alfa Mist (UK)
Jemima Dunsmore
8:00pm Meraki Arts Bar
Cat Power (USA)
8:00pm Sydney Opera House
Cat Power Sings Dylan: The 1966 Royal Albert Hall Concert'
Budjerah
The Necks
The latest project from local hybrid media artist The Vidiot, hosted in a "Secret Marrickville Venue": "The Televisual Memory of Our Lost Futures is an exploration into the notion of televisual nostalgia and its effects on our mental states. It delves into why we often feel a need to return to the past, with its familiar and comforting views."
Lara Andallo
6:30pm Mary's Underground
Tue
30
Victor Wooten and the Wooten Brothers (USA)
8:00pm Manning Bar, USYD
Hiatus Kaiyote
8:00pm Sydney Opera House
With the Sydney Symphony Orchestra
The Necks
Mon
29
Martha Marlow
Performing with Chris Abrahams (The Necks)
Sun
28
Studio Party: House of Mince 12th Birthday
W/ Rakish [DJ], DeepFaith [live], Atarangi [DJ], He Valencia / MoMA PS5 [DJ]
Yaeji (USA)
José González (SWE)
8:00pm Sydney Opera House
Big Mama Trio
7:30pm The Dock, Redfern
Birdz & Fred Leone Present: Girra
"Psychedelic rock, funk, doom rock"
Alex Lloyd
6:00pm The Vanguard
Guttermouth (USA)
6:00pm Mary's Underground
Adrian Dzvuke
The Western Distributors
4:30pm Marrickville Bowling Club
Yasmina Sadiki
3:00pm Yulli's Brewery
Sat
27
Joseph Wells
10:00pm Golden Age Cinema & Bar
Studio Party: Future Classic
W/ Nikki Nair (USA), Martyn Bootyspoon (USA), Shake Daddy [DJ]
Yaeji (USA)
Warwick Kennedy & The Strangers
8:00pm Botany View Hotel
The Chairs (TWN)
8:00pm Manning Bar, USYD
Co-headline. Yes, that's all separate bands called Debbies, Dribs, and Dip. The alliteration is... delightful. (Now can we get Muscle Mary, Marilyn Maria, and Memory Motel all on a bill together soon?)
Not Another Disco Party
W/ Mildlife DJs, Robbie C [DJ], DJ Macaroni [DJ], Cricket [DJ]
8:00pm The House of Music & Booze
José González (SWE)
8:00pm Sydney Opera House
The Laurels
8:00pm Marrickville Bowling Club
The Whistlin' Donkeys (IRE)
7:00pm Metro Theatre
QUEER AS FVCK
W/ GAIA RISING, LUNAR MODULE, ANTONIO MANTONIO, J STARR, TINA MARTINI
7:00pm The Duke of Enmore
“Bono’s America” EP Launch. This was originally slated to be held at The Chippo, but it's been moved to Ashfield Bowlo. Tickets are pay-what-you-want at the door.
Darren & Olivia Coggan
7:00pm Brass Monkey
Robert Forster
7:00pm Factory Theatre
Pania
Mitch McLennan
3:00pm MoshPit Bar
Fri
26
Studio Party: Picnic
W/ Levon Vincent (USA), Kali, Barney Kato b2b Reenie
Kimbra (NZ)
As a minor departure from tradition with their long-running "Canned Heat" nights on Fridays, Yulli's are holding what they're calling a "psych mini-fest'
snarskicircuslindyband
8:00pm The Great Club
I'm not sure why they renamed the show from being their names to "snarskicircuslindyband" but this is Lindy Morrison (The Go-Betweens) and Rob Snarski (I don't know who that is)*. I'd love to see a Lindy Morrison band, I reckon it would rule. No support act - two sets. * From the Blackeyed Susans, you philistine. - CW
Tseba is a new 'anonymous' (hint: it's Basenji) project on Future Classic and managed by Astral People. Lucy Cliché does crunchy hardware techno / electro.
José González (SWE)
8:00pm Sydney Opera House
Doctor Robot's Space Restaurant!
8:00pm Low 302
Bronte’s Fight - A Fundraiser
W/ Infinity Broke, Mark Moldre, The Gin Palace, Joey’s Coop, The Finalists
8:00pm Petersham Bowlo
Mark Moldre's 22-year-old daughter is battling a rarer form of breast cancer, and this gig is being pulled together by Mark as a fundraiser. It's a stellar local lineup - featuring members of Bluebottle Kiss, Crow, Glide, Died Pretty and more.
2MBS Fundraiser: "Beyond Babylon"
W/ Davey Higgins and the Legendary Pantsmen, dprk, Severed Sound System
7:30pm Marrickville Bowling Club
Fundraiser for radio station 2MBS Fine Music Sydney, hosted by the station's Contemporary Music Collective (CMC)
1300 Mania
W/ 1300, Srirachi, SOLLYY, GDC, Sidney Phillips, Lil Ket, stealthyn00b
7:30pm The Lansdowne
Becca Hatch
Paul Mason
7:00pm The Fusebox @ The Factory
Member of Battlesnake doing his solo thing
Unto Others (USA)
7:00pm The Vanguard
Australian tour debut for this US goth metal band.
FBi Radio Dance Class Club Night
W/ CRESCENDOLL [DJ], Merph [DJ], ALILIA [DJ], C0NSOLE [DJ], GRAC [DJ], FINEDINING [DJ], KETJKI [DJ], TAKLIMAKAN [DJ]
6:00pm Club 77
Part of FBi Radio’s female, trans and non-binary dance music mentorship program, with the graduating cohort showcasing everything they’ve learnt. They're joined by alumni Crescendoll (class of 2020) and former Dance Class mentor Merph. Free entry before 9pm.
One Night Only: The Return of Frigid
W/ Sir Robbo [DJ], Sub Bass Snarl [DJ], Prince Valium [DJ], Eli [DJ]
6:00pm The Lord Gladstone
First reunion in 17 years of the original Frigid crew. Frigid organisers Sir Robbo (Shane Roberts) playing his final Australian set before relocating to the UK, alongside Sub Bass Snarl (Seb Chan and Luke Snarl Dearnley) will be joined by OG Frigid regulars Prince Valium (Dale Harrison) and Eli. “A healthy dose of bass heavy business”
Thu
25
Carmon
8:00pm Meraki Arts Bar
Outer Space Cowboys
8:00pm The Dock, Redfern
The Bancrofts
7:30pm MoshPit Bar
1300 Mania
W/ 1300, Srirachi, SOLLYY, GDC, Sidney Phillips, Lil Ket, stealthyn00b
7:30pm The Lansdowne
Believe the hype. After drip-feeding singles across the pandemic that absolutely ruled our living rooms ('who the fuck are these guys? what is happening??' might have been my utterance when first hearing 'Smashmouth'), this gang of five (jokingly self-described as 'the BTS of Burwood') were playing still-early gigs a year ago: notable outings included their Genesis Owusu support at the Enmore, and an inspired booking at Phoenix Central Park. They crushed, and have only improved their force ever since. This will soon be a tiny room by 1300 standards, so see them while they're still doing 'em. Trust me on this.
Coast
7:00pm LazyBones
Annie Hamilton [solo]
7:00pm Redfern Surf Club
Note: none of the posters I've seen actually indicate a start time for the set. They just say "doors open from 4pm" which... very helpful. So, maybe take a look at Annie's instagram or something on the day of to figure out when to time it.
Fake (CAN) x Lenny Gash
6:30pm Phoenix Central Park
Fake is Lavurn Lee, aka Cassius Select - perhaps you even know him as Guerre. This is a collaboration with Lenny Gitonga, an architectural and set designer. Entry by randomly selected ballot only. Two shows: one at 6:30pm and one at 8:15pm.
Wed
24
The Adventurers
7:00pm LazyBones
Tue
23
Bree van Reyk x Mick Turner present Superclusters
6:30pm Phoenix Central Park
Entry by randomly selected ballot only. Two shows: one at 6:30pm and one at 8:15pm.
Mon
22
Fantastic ongoing improvised jazz series in Camperdown
Bad//Dreems [acoustic]
5:00pm Young Henrys Brewery
Sun
21
The High Kings (IRE)
8:00pm Manning Bar, USYD
Twinkling Stars
7:30pm The Dock, Redfern
Open House
7:00pm MoshPit Bar
Storm Cellar
4:30pm Marrickville Bowling Club
Sat
20
The Honey Giants
8:00pm Botany View Hotel
The High Kings
8:00pm Manning Bar, USYD
Good Lekker
8:00pm The Lady Hampshire
'Pistacio' single launch
Mountain Wizard Death Cult
8:00pm The House of Music & Booze
Ocie Elliott (CAN)
8:00pm The Great Club
Aya Yves (NZ)
7:30pm The Lansdowne
Russell Crowe's Indoor Garden Party
W/ The Gentlemen Barbers, Janet Devlin, Lorraine O'Reilly, Myth of Her
7:30pm The Bridge Hotel
Cutthroat Kelly
7:30pm Marrickville Bowling Club
Ask a band for the location…
Hijinx Alley presents...
W/ Such Big Water, Up At Night, Kurt Lam
SUMAC Label Night
W/ DJ Plead [DJ], Jon Watts [DJ], Jannah Quill [DJ], T. Morimoto [DJ]
6:00pm Club 77
The Vanns
6:00pm Oxford Art Factory
The Gurge play 'Unit' in full for its 25th anniversary birthday.
Pyramid Mission
3:00pm MoshPit Bar
Fri
19
First ever show for The Horribles. Stacked lineup!
Mannequin Radio
8:00pm Botany View Hotel
Marilyn Maria and Muscle Mary's double single launch has sadly been cancelled due to illness, but you can still catch Mannequin Radio at the Botany tonight!
Chris Masuak & Dog Soldier
W/ Starcrazy, The Dark Clouds, Pocketwatch
8:00pm The House of Music & Booze
Newcastle "dual record launch"!
W/ Drugs in Sport, Lachlan X Morris, The Hot Ness
8:00pm Marrickville Bowling Club
'Feel This Way' Single Launch
The Lady Hampshire are doing gigs again??? And they're ticketed?? Have they added a band room to the pub or what's going on? Hit us up if you know!
Tommy Gun
Russell Crowe's Indoor Garden Party
W/ The Gentlemen Barbers, Janet Devlin, Lorraine O'Reilly, Myth of Her
7:30pm The Bridge Hotel
Seaweed on Sticks
7:00pm The Vanguard
MALLRAT
7:00pm UNSW Roundhouse
"EXPERIMENTAL POP x HIPHOP x PUNK x DANCE POP"
Blindfolded And Led To The Woods (NZ)
6:00pm The Burdekin
Kita Alexander
5:00pm Mary's Underground
Thu
18
Winston Surfshirt
8:00pm Mary's Underground
Swansea Hit and Run
8:00pm The Dock, Redfern
Free show, ground floor
'Little Life' single launch
Jim Moginie
7:00pm LazyBones
Midnight Oil guitar 'n' keys wizard in an intimate space like LazyBones is an absolute treat!
EMPEROR (NOR)
7:00pm Metro Theatre
New use of an old space. The Albert Palais is being leased by a local church, but it looks like someone is running monthly gigs under the moniker "Live at Al Pal" - this is the debut show.
Tom Snowdon
6:30pm Phoenix Central Park
Entry by randomly selected ballot only. Two shows: one at 6:30pm and one at 8:15pm.
Wed
17
Tue
16
Honey 2 Honey
6:30pm Phoenix Central Park
Entry by randomly selected ballot only. Two shows: one at 6:30pm and one at 8:15pm.
Mon
15
450 Records presents: Fest 2
W/ Rendezvous Ballroom, Allora, The Chosen One, The Empty Spaces, Hugo Sack, Marco Mendoza, David Ross
6:00pm The Vanguard
Sun
14
Abel Ibáñez G. (MEX)
8:00pm Crowbar
Mary Jane
7:30pm The Dock, Redfern
The Turner Brown Band (US/AUS)
5:00pm The Vanguard
SATELLITE V
4:30pm Marrickville Bowling Club
Gladdy Jazz
W/ Angelina Pona, Cairn Peterson, Jarrah Henderson, Lachie Mills
3:00pm The Lord Gladstone
Grease Fire
3:00pm Union Hotel
Sat
13
Winston Surfshirt
8:00pm Mary's Underground
Terza Madre Comeback Special
8:00pm The Midnight Special
'Featuring members of Enclave, HOTEL, and The Laurels, Terza Madre take their cues from Giallo cinema soundtracks, the lavish orchestral arrangements of Ennio Morricone and the nostalgic star power of Italian pop icons Mina Mazzini, Massimo Ranieri, and Milva.'
Rose Carleo Band
8:00pm The Duke of Enmore
Bootleg Rascal
8:00pm The Lady Hampshire
C.W. Stoneking [solo]
8:00pm The Great Club
Josh Shipton and the Blue Eyed Ravens
7:00pm Red Rattler
'Rivers And Bones' album launch
Afrombollo
7:00pm LazyBones
Armandinho (BRA)
7:00pm Big Top, Luna Park
That list of ARIA chart achievements is wild
Tim Freedman and Ollie Thorpe
Smokin' Soul
W/ The Family Flame, Canning Duck, Dusty D, Mel Eden, Delaross [DJ], Polos [DJ]
7:00pm Secret Location
Secret inner west warehouse location! Ticket holders will get the address 24 hours before the show.
Perry Keyes
6:00pm Camelot Lounge
MoshPit 6th Birthday Party Day 6
W/ The Baddies, Australian Beefweek Show, The Crankees, Zipper Clone, Whopping Big Naughty, WIG
5:00pm MoshPit Bar
Two solo sets previewing music from each of the artists' upcoming releases
Ongoing series for kids featuring legit faves
Fri
12
Lil Tecca (USA)
Bootleg Rascal
8:00pm The Lady Hampshire
Winston Surfshirt
8:00pm Mary's Underground
‘Blood Of My Blood’ Single Launch
Skeleten & Friends: Music Party at the Studio?
W/ Skeleten, BV, Natalia, Command D, Spindos
8:00pm Secret Location
Hosted by Skeleten, aka Russ Fitzgibbon (Fishing) in a secret location. Waitlist only right now. Features a reformed BV (formerly Black Vanilla, aka Jarred Beeler / DJ Plead, Marcus Whale of Collarbones and Perfect Actress, Lavurn Lee / Cassius Select / Guerre) in a very rare appearance - it's been years since their last performance! An incredible line-up with a great selection of local artists and DJs.
HOON
8:00pm The House of Music & Booze
GT & The Talent
8:00pm Meraki Arts Bar
Pacey, King & Doley
7:00pm LazyBones
Moussa Diakite & Wassado
7:00pm Camelot Lounge
Moussa always puts on a phenomenal show. Go see him.
Okisma
7:00pm The Chippo Hotel
ShitBox Rally Charity
W/ Left Lane, Elliot Road, Banana Farm, Goon Gremlins
Raising funds for Cancer Council
Showcase for up-and-coming artists at the repurposed venue formerly the site of The Old 505 in Eliza St, Newtown. Great to see this back up and running!
Thu
11
Lucy Lucy
8:00pm The Royal
Able Joseph
Jesse Redwing
8:00pm The Dock, Redfern
Good At Feeling Helpless' EP launch
Winston Surfshirt
7:00pm Mary's Underground
"... whispers of kosmische, tape music, post-punk and minimalist composition echoing into a formless ambient space ..."
Wed
10
All live electronic acts. Luke Dearnley (host of Vitalise) writes in: "expect repetitive beats, heavy bass, bafflingly complex-looking modular synthesisers and more..."
deca joins (TWN)
7:00pm Metro Theatre
Tue
9
'Songs For Lost Socks'
W/ Cate Guirguis, Eva Diana, Leila Rosamund, Nicola De Sensi
7:00pm The Vanguard
Mon
8
RUMBO
Sun
7
Maggie Lindemann (USA)
8:00pm Crowbar
Tug Dumbly & Benito Di Fonzo
6:00pm The Dock, Redfern
JOHNNY G AND THE E-TYPES
4:30pm Marrickville Bowling Club
Sat
6
Close Counters
8:00pm The Lady Hampshire
Wide Awake' EP launch
Liberty Hall House Party
W/ Pist Idiots, Children Collide, Crocodylus, ARSE, Jet City Sports Club, Champs (DJ)
Don Broco (UK)
6:00pm Metro Theatre
MoshPit 6th Birthday Party Day 3
W/ White Knuckle Fever, Rubber Necker, The Drowning Mermaids, The FnC's, oWo, The Hot Ness
5:00pm MoshPit Bar
Nag Nag Nag VIII Festival: Day Two
W/ 100%, TEE VEE REPAIRMAN, SCOTT & CHARLENE'S WEDDING, MODAL MELODIES, 208L CONTAINERS, CARNATIONS, SPLIT SYSTEM, 1-800-MIKEY, THE GLASS PICTURE, THE CANNANES, THE BLINDS, BOILING HOT POLITICIAN, WANDERLUST, PERFECT ACTRESS
2:00pm Portugal Madeira Club
Continues from the previous evening at Marrickville Bowlo.
Fri
5
CUMBIAMUFFIN
8:00pm The Great Club
Prophecy Girl
8:00pm SHADES
Sidechains presents, Melbourne artist, supported Charli XCX on recent tour …
MoshPit 6th Birthday Party Day 2
W/ Victa and the King St Horns, P.K Stoltz and the Infinite Dream, Stalking Like Candy
8:00pm MoshPit Bar
Abby Bella May
8:00pm The Lady Hampshire
The Riot
The Murlocs
7:00pm Metro Theatre
The Duke Celebrates 666 Days Of Live Music
W/ Fangz, Downgirl, Papa Pilko and the Bin Rats, Beautiful Stink
7:00pm The Duke of Enmore
Playing album 'Hearts vs Mind' in entirety to celebrate its 10th birthday! That's Alannah Russack of The Hummingbirds supporting.
Luke O'Shea & Lyn Bowtell
7:00pm Brass Monkey
Nag Nag Nag VIII Festival: Day One
W/ XILCH, KITCHEN'S FLOOR, G2G, BLONDE REVOLVER, GUPPY, DEMOLITION, UNCLE PIT
6:00pm Marrickville Bowling Club
This INCREDIBLE two-day festival (it continues the following day) is impeccably curated, featuring an amazingly strong roster of emerging local as well as interstate acts. As the name would suggest, this is the eighth iteration of the festival, it's incredibly exciting to see such a strong showing this year. UPDATE: this entry has now been broken up into the two days now that the festival running times have been announced. The Saturday event is being held at the Portugal Madeira Club.
Thu
4
Singer-songwriter that got a start being discovered by Pendulum's guitarist, now touring with him as an 'electronic rock' lineup
The 'Calling Out' Single Launch
MoshPit 6th Birthday Party Day 1
W/ Aphrodisiac, South West Corduroy, Spinning Cupids
7:30pm MoshPit Bar
Happy birthday MoshPit! Keeping South King weird. We love you.
Album launch (level 1)
Sophie May
6:30pm The Lansdowne
Wed
3
Kisschasy
8:00pm Crowbar
Ho99o9 (USA)
7:30pm Oxford Art Factory
Cian Ducrot
The Tin Knees
Appears to be entry by RSVP? But free
Homies Beat Market
W/ WISDWM [live], Tatzumakiii [live], Supaadry [live], Threatnique [live], Poor Homie Lowe
5:00pm SHADES
Tue
2
Nothing But Thieves (UK)
8:00pm Enmore Theatre
Loose Leaf
W/ Sam Gill & Chris Abrahams
7:30pm